The Practice of Piety Bayly Lewis
The Practice of Piety Bayly Lewis The Practice of Piety presents the substance of several sermons Lewis Bayly preached while minister at Eversham. It was translated into Welsh, French, Hungarian,…
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The Practice of Piety Bayly Lewis
The Practice of Piety presents the substance of several sermons Lewis Bayly preached while minister at Eversham. It was translated into Welsh, French, Hungarian, Polish, and several other languages.The Practice of Piety is filled with scriptural and practical guidelines on the pursuit of holy living. It was made into a devotional manual and soon became one of the most popular books in England.
He emphasizes the necessity of true faith and holy living, and explains how to attain and maintain readiness for Christ's second advent. Bayly begins his work with "a plain description of God in His essence, person, and attributes," understanding this to be the basis for piety; every grace that sinners need springs from the gracious character of God. Bayly then shows how to overcome obstacles to the pious life, stresses how piety is to be cultivated, and